ਇਸੁ ਜੁਗ ਮਹਿ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਹੈ ਪਾਈਐ ਗੁਰ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥
is jug meh nirbha-o har naam hai paa-ee-ai gur veechaar.
In this age, the Lord's Name is fearless; it is obtained by meditative reflection upon the Guru.
ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਜਮ ਕੈ ਵਸਿ ਹੈ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਅੰਧ ਗਵਾਰਿ ॥੨॥
bin naavai jam kai vas hai manmukh anDh gavaar. ||2||
Without the Name, the blind, foolish, self-willed manmukh is under Death's power. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
In this age, the Name is fearless; it is found by reflecting on the Guru.
Without the Name, the blind, foolish, self-willed one stays in the grip of death.
The Name is a fearless refuge — the one thing fear cannot reach.
The Name is "fearless" — a refuge that fear cannot reach — and it is the one sure footing "in this age" (Kali Yuga, the troubled time). Without it, the manmukh remains "under Death's power." The contrast is between a fearless anchor and a life still owned by the fear of death (cf. Nirbhau).
A Question to Sit With
Where do you turn for steadiness when you feel afraid?
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